(MONCTON, N.B.) – The HÂþ» Tigers claimed both the men's and women's championship banners at the 2015 Subway AUS Track and Field Championships hosted at the Université de Moncton this weekend.
Tigers Medalists:
Jake Wing – 1st 1000m Run, 1st 4x800 Relay, 2nd 1500m Run
Chas Smith – 1st long jump, 1st Long Jump, 3rd High Jump
Pookiel McCabe – 1st 4x400 Relay, 1st 4x800 Relay, 3rd 1000m Run
Adam Manuel - 1st 4x400 Relay, 1st 4x800 Relay
Josh Lunda – 1st 60m Sprint, 1st 4x200m Relay
Will Russell – 1st 4x800 Relay, 2nd 1000m Run
Isaac Norman – 1st 4x200m Relay, 3rd 300m Sprint
Audley Cummings – 1st 60m Hurdles
JP Wellington – 1st 4x200m Relay
Corey Conforzi – 1st 4x200m Relay
Matt McNeil – 1st 3000m Run
Will Sandeson - 1st 4x400 Relay
Shiloh Johnson - 1st 4x400 Relay
Devin Errington – 1st High Jump
Sebastien Ayangma – 1st Indoor Pentathlon
Jordan Bruce – 2nd Long Jump, 3rd Triple Jump
David Kerr – 3rd Weight Throw
The HÂþ» men's squad earned 148.5 points and their 13th championship banner in 14 years. The Tigers' 12-year streak was broken last year by the StFX X-Men. But the Tigers have found themselves back on top once again this season.
The UNB Varsity Reds men's team claimed second place with 96 points and the StFX X-Men finished third with 87 points.
The host Aigles Bleus' men's and women's teams both finished in fourth place.
StFX's MacKenzie Munroe, a fifth-year arts student in his third year of eligibility from Yarmouth, N.S., earned the honour on the men's side.
HÂþ»'s Jordan Bruce (Dartmouth, N.S.), a third-year arts student, was named male field athlete of the year, while AUS rookie of the year honours went to HÂþ»'s Joshua Lunda (Cole Harbour, N.S.).
Aigles Bleus team captain Alexandre Coholan (Moncton, N.B.) was the recipient of the men's student-athlete community service award. Coholan volunteers as a first-year students mentor at Université de Moncton. He also volunteers for an array of other organizations, including, but not limited to, the Greater Moncton Dragon Boat Festival and the Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre.
Coholan also gives anti-bullying awareness presentations to local high schools on the topics of discrimination, intimidation and homophobia.
The Tigers Chas Smith (Warwick, Bermuda), earned Subway athlete of the meet honours on the men's side. He earned gold in men's long jump and men's triple jump and bronze in the men's high jump.
Head coach of the HÂþ» Tigers teams, Rich Lehman, earned AUS coach of the year honours on both the men's and women's side.
Complete results from this weekend's championships can be found on the AUS website at .
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